| date {base} | R Documentation |
System Date and Time
Description
Returns a character string of the current system date and time.
Usage
date()Value
The string has the form "Fri Aug 20 11:11:00 1999",
i.e. length 24, since it relies on POSIX' ctime
ensuring the above fixed format. Timezone and Daylight Saving Time are
taken account of, but not indicated in the result.
Examples
(d <- date())
nchar(d) == 24